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I have a Flame (hypo) brooks. When he was younger he had a lot of red, now the red is a copper color. And it looks to me like he is starting to get dark tipping on him. My question is What is the last thing to change on him before he becomes an adult. It seams to me every time I turn around I notice something different about him. I will try and get a pic up of him soon.
Thanks
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Tom S
1.1 Flame Lampropeltis getla Floridana
1.0 Hypomelanistic Lampropeltis getula Floridana
0.1 Axanthic Lampropeltis getula Floridana
1.1 High Yellow Lampropeltis getula Floridana
0.1 Hypomelanistic Lampropeltis triangulum hondurensis
1.0 Anerythristic Lampropeltis triangulum hondurensis
1.2 Tangerine Lampropeltis triangulum hondurensis het albino

Tom, they can be very prone to "browning out" alot as adults. Very few retain their strong red coloration, but some lines do like some Zenny F. has, etc...

I think you might be noticing more basal lightening coming in, and as the term implies, the lighter color comes in at the base of the scales. This might give the impression of dark scale "tipping" when in fact it is the opposite thing taking place at the other end of the scales. This is the exact opposite that happens in say..Hondurans and some other milks, where they typically get darker at the tips of the scales.

~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

serpentinespecialties.webs.com

OK Doug I am going to get a shot of him and post it so you can see him. Wait hello tipping is on the front of the scale I get now. LOL Well you might be right. I will have yo go look at him again but i still will post a pic.
Thanks Doug.
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Tom S
1.1 Flame Lampropeltis getla Floridana
1.0 Hypomelanistic Lampropeltis getula Floridana
0.1 Axanthic Lampropeltis getula Floridana
1.1 High Yellow Lampropeltis getula Floridana
0.1 Hypomelanistic Lampropeltis triangulum hondurensis
1.0 Anerythristic Lampropeltis triangulum hondurensis
1.2 Tangerine Lampropeltis triangulum hondurensis het albino

I took a few body shot and when I blow them up I could see there was no tipping.
Thanks again for the information.
I do need a new pair of glasses LOL
Getting old sucks sometimes.
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Tom S
1.1 Flame Lampropeltis getla Floridana
1.0 Hypomelanistic Lampropeltis getula Floridana
0.1 Axanthic Lampropeltis getula Floridana
1.1 High Yellow Lampropeltis getula Floridana
0.1 Hypomelanistic Lampropeltis triangulum hondurensis
1.0 Anerythristic Lampropeltis triangulum hondurensis
1.2 Tangerine Lampropeltis triangulum hondurensis het albino

"I do need a new pair of glasses LOL
Getting old sucks sometimes"

Man, you are NOT alone!. I used to have better than 20/20 vision. Ever since about the age of 43 my vision is blurry as all hell now and I can't see diddly up close without my glasses.

I agree, it does suck in a big way!..

~Doug
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"a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing"

serpentinespecialties.webs.com

All of them change in different ways. Some lighten up, orange out, yellow out, darken up, speckle out etc. It depends on the lineage of your particular animal.

Here is one from the Fengya Line - He will breed in 2012

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Jeremy Thompson
Captive Born Investments Inc.
www.captiveborninvestments.net
Jeremy@captiveborninvestments.net
941-323-4850

What jeremy said is correct. it all depends on the original pehnotypes or lineage.

That is why some of us brooks breeders work so hard trying to use and get the best results possible for many generations. It really is a labor of love more than anything else. A lot of work and time goes into it and most don't know the difference.
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"Wild caught or not, if the snake needed to be fed more, it needed to be fed more. Case closed."

Billy (Discern)

www.Bluerosy.com

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